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“I feel great,” said the former second-round pick. “I like the mojo here. I like the swag. There’s a lot of new players I’ve been meeting.
“[We’ve] got a great thing going, for sure.”
It’s a rare blockbuster trade for Dallas, a team that often shies away from such things, their last being to acquire Amari Cooper in 2018, but keeping in the vein of hoping to resolve a dire need at wide receiver. This time around, it’s All-Pro wideout CeeDee Lamb sitting atop the throne and Pickens, who was a human highlight reel and the No. 1 target for the Steelers (ideally, anyway), understands he’s brought in to create a tandem.
Seeing as he and Lamb have a longstanding personal relationship that predates the trade, something Lamb hinted at with a waving gif on social media only hours ahead of the news breaking, the chemistry between the two appears to be prepackaged.
“It excites me a lot,” the 24-year-old said. “In the game of football, we can work off of each other, and that’s why it comes back to building a winning culture.”
Those wondering how he views himself going forward should know he doesn’t subscribe to the WR1/WR2 narrative, or even the 1A/1B variant, pointing to how, when he “was growing up watching football”, elite teams had two elite receivers, far more often than not.
It’s something the Cowboys can attest to, though more historically than recently.
Additionally, in helping to establish an early chemistry, Pickens has not only spoken with Lamb, but also All-Pro quarterback Dak Prescott.
“[He’s a] very prolific QB, and smart, at that,” he said of Prescott. “I’m very glad to work with him.”
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“I’m just here to work,” Pickens said. “Whatever role finds me best is where I’m going to find myself.”
For the Steelers, Pickens was the leading receiver in two out of his three NFL seasons after being selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Georgia. While his role will likely be different with the Cowboys alongside Lamb, he’s not one to assign labels like “WR1” or “WR2.”
“You guys making a 1A and 1B and all this, honestly that’s the first time I’ve heard of any of that stuff,” Pickens said. “I feel like two receivers are kind of normal. When I used to watch football, there was always a good receiver and then there was another good receiver on the side of him. I just feel like we’re going to work off each other very well.”
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